Children with sleep apnea face higher risk of flu and COVID-19, new study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Feb 2026 8:45 PM ISTA five-year study has revealed that children with sleep apnea are twice as likely to contract the flu or COVID-19, regardless of their age or weight....
Dexamethasone Adds No Verbal Memory Benefit in Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis: The Lancet Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTUK: In a phase III trial involving patients with herpes simplex virus encephalitis, adding dexamethasone to acyclovir did not improve verbal memory...
Ketamine/Esketamine May Reduce Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTA new study published in the journal of Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine showed that in individuals having laparoscopic cholecystectomy...
Academic pressure linked to increased risk of depression risk in teens: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTPressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood,...
Study: Discontinuing antidepressants in pregnancy nearly doubles risk of mental health emergencies Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Feb 2026 8:15 PM ISTPregnant patients who stopped taking their antidepressant medication during pregnancy were almost twice as likely to experience a mental health...
Bilateral Endolymphatic Hydrops More Common in Meniere's Disease Patients with Migraine: Imaging Study Finds Aashi verma18 Feb 2026 8:15 PM ISTUSA: A new retrospective analysis has unveiled a striking radiological signature in Meniere's Disease (MD) with comorbid migraine patients, revealing...
Higher Pre-COVID Obesity Increases Risk of Heart and GI Complications in Youth: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Feb 2026 8:15 PM ISTA new study published in The Journal of Infection found that children and young adults with severe obesity before contracting COVID-19 undergo...
Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms, finds JAMA study Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Feb 2026 8:00 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that diabetes may contribute to the development of pancreatic cystic...
Acute Exercise Accelerates DNA Repair in Colon Cancer Cells: Study Finds Aashi verma18 Feb 2026 8:00 PM ISTUK: A recent study finds that acute exercise suppresses colorectal cancer progression by altering the circulating proteome, accelerating DNA...
Arthroscopic meniscal repair for Discoid Meniscus tied to significant functional improvement: study Dr Supreeth D R18 Feb 2026 8:00 PM ISTDiscoid meniscus (DM) is a congenital anomaly of the meniscus form that predisposes individuals to symptomatic DM, especially in the lateral meniscus....
Long term exposure to transportation noise especially from Railways May Raise Diabetes Risk, Study of Nearly 1 Million Finds Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2026 11:30 AM ISTUSA: Long-term exposure to transportation noise-especially from railways-may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a large retrospective...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare: Innovation Without Integration is Inequity Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri18 Feb 2026 10:45 AM ISTAs India hosts the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit from February 16 to 20, 2026, artificial intelligence has moved from futuristic...
